On January 12, 2021, the French Anti-Corruption Agency ("AFA") published its new guidelines defining the implementation of an anti-corruption program

On 9 July 2020, the FAA published its 2019 annual activity report.

The criminal jurisdiction in France is a vital aspect of the legal system, playing a fundamental role...

In the less than two years since Sapin II came into force, France has demonstrated its clear intention to become a key enforcer alongside the U.S. Department of Justice and the UK Serious Fraud Office.

In March 2022, the AFA and the PNF published a draft guide on conducting internal bribery and corruption investigations. A public comment period followed the publication of the draft guide...

The fight against fraud mandated by Directive No. 2015/2366 on payment services in the European Union ("PSD2") has sometimes been limited by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament...

France's anti-bribery act, also called Loi Sapin 2, requires certain French companies to take a number of actions before the end of the year.

In France, criminal investigation was initiated against a number of French individuals and French companies in relation to similar payments

These first-of-their-kind resolutions offer a good opportunity to highlight the main features of the French version of the DPA and to draw comparisons with resolutions in other countries.

Ces nouvelles recommandations définissant les modalités de mise en œuvre d'un dispositif anticorruption entrent en vigueur le 13 janvier 2021.

Surfant sur les tensions du marché mondial des produits de protection sanitaire et leurs composants, les escrocs développent les fraudes aux fournisseurs.

La loi du 30 juin 2025 outille les agents face aux escroqueries dans le cadre de MaPrimeRénov', des CEE, etc.

A Paris court has delivered its verdict in the landmark Lafarge prosecution, convicting the French cement company and eight former executives of terrorist financing and sanctions violations related to operations in Syria. The case resulted in substantial fines for the company and prison sentences ranging from 18 months to seven years for the convicted executives, with several defendants already signaling their intent to appeal.

The French Anti-corruption Agency (AFA) has issued a report on 31 March 2021 assessing the progress of its multiannual national plan to fight against corruption for 2020-2022.

HHR Paris won an acquittal for Edouard Balladur before the Court of Justice of the Republic in the former French prime minister's trial over allegations that he financed his 1995 presidential campaign with...

The regulatory battle against bribery and corruption isn't one French businesses have ever been able to sit out.

Judges thus held that the vulnerable condition must be contemporary to the time when the person prosecuted for failure to report becomes aware of the facts.

On January 16, 2023, the PNF published new guidelines relating to the implementation of a CJIP, the French equivalent of a deferred prosecution agreement, instituted by the law known...

Le 24 décembre 2024, après 5 ans de négociation, les 193 Etats membres...

In today's time when some politicians are tempted to "use the coffin of a 12-year-old girl as a stepping stone" to promote their ideas and a deadly hatred, when others buy the domain name...